Palliative resection or radiation of primary tumor prolonged survival for metastatic esophageal cancer

Abstract Purpose We aimed to explore the value of palliative resection or radiation of primary tumor for metastatic esophageal cancer (EC) patients. Methods Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was used for identifying metastatic EC patients. The patients were divided into resection...

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Main Authors: Jing Xu, Donghui Lu, Li Zhang, Jian Li, Guoping Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2609